Environment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein (both D-Calif.) announced the introduction of legislation to expand the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to include approximately 3,925 acres of adjacent Bureau of Land Management-administered public lands in Lake County, California. It would also require the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service to improve tribal engagement and co-management of the National Monument, including for historic preservation, archaeological sites, and forest health.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands on his bill, the "Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act" (H.R.6366).
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA03), former Deputy Secretary of the Interior during the Clinton Administration, introduced the "Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act" (H.R.6366) with Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA05) as the bill's original cosponsor.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressmen John Garamendi (D-CA) and Don Young (R-AK) reintroduced the "Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act" (H.R.6059). Congressman Garamendi is a former Deputy Secretary of the Interior under President Bill Clinton, and Congressman Young is the Dean of the U.S. House Representatives.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) introduced the "Biomass and Biogas for Electric Vehicles Act." This legislation would allow biomass facilities generating renewable electricity to finally participate in the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressmen John Garamendi (D-CA03) and Mark Amodei (R-NV03) introduced the "Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels Act" (H.R.5692).
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) voted to protect Californian families from exposure to dangerous PFAS chemicals with H.R. 535, the "PFAS Action Act." This legislation will clean up these "forever chemicals," which pose a direct threat to public health, and introduce stronger protections against future pollution. The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote of 241 to 183 and now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) issued the following statement to recognize Earth Day, 2021:
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman John Garamendi's (D-CA) legislation (H.R.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA)—who served as Deputy Secretary of the Interior under President Bill Clinton—issued the statement below in support of Congresswoman Deb Haaland's (D-NM) nomination to serve as Secretary of the Department of Interior. Garamendi currently serves as Chairman of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, which Congresswoman served on throughout the 116th Congress.